crow2
[kroh]
- to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- to gloat, boast, or exult (often followed by over).
- to utter an inarticulate cry of pleasure, as an infant does.
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- the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- an inarticulate cry of pleasure.
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Origin of crow2
before 1000; Middle English crowen, Old English crāwan; cognate with Dutch kraaien, German krähen; see crow1
Synonyms
See more synonyms for crow on Thesaurus.com2. vaunt, brag.
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Examples from the Web for crowed
Contemporary Examples
“Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again,” she crowed in May 2008.
In August 2011, John Boehner crowed “I got 98 percent of what I wanted.”
"No one has as big a megaphone as I have," Krugman crowed to Newsweek.
The paper dubbed him “King of All Media,” and he crowed that he had learned his gift of speech from “masters of soundbites.”
Historical Examples
"I just know he'll choose Bill," crowed the Countess after the flicker of the doctor's skirts.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
"We came as fast as we could when we got your message," he crowed.
Slaves of MercuryNat Schachner
Babbitt, looking like a triumphantly vicious Bantam rooster, crowed on.
ShavingsJoseph C. Lincoln
"You are going to take my prescription, after all," he crowed.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
And the way they crowed and bragged about their "finds" wa'n't fit to put in the log.
Cape Cod StoriesJoseph C. Lincoln
Crow
- plural Crows or Crow a member of a Native American people living in E Montana
- the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
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crow1
- any large gregarious songbird of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (the carrion crow) of Europe and Asia: family Corvidae . Other species are the raven, rook, and jackdaw and all have a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wingsSee also carrion crow Related adjective: corvine
- any of various other corvine birds, such as the jay, magpie, and nutcracker
- any of various similar birds of other families
- offensive an old or ugly woman
- short for crowbar
- as the crow flies as directly as possible
- eat crow US and Canadian informal to be forced to do something humiliating
- stone the crows stone
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Word Origin
Old English crāwa; related to Old Norse krāka, Old High German krāia, Dutch kraai
crow2
- (past tense crowed or crew) to utter a shrill squawking sound, as a cock
- (often foll by over) to boast one's superiority
- (esp of babies) to utter cries of pleasure
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- the act or an instance of crowing
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Word Origin
Old English crāwan; related to Old High German krāen, Dutch kraaien
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Word Origin and History for crowed
Crow
Indian tribe of the American Midwest, the name is a rough translation of their own name, Apsaruke.
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crow
n.
Old English crawe, imitative of bird's cry. Phrase eat crow is perhaps based on the notion that the bird is edible when boiled but hardly agreeable; first attested 1851, American English, but said to date to War of 1812 (Walter Etecroue turns up 1361 in the Calendar of Letter Books of the City of London). Crow's foot "wrinkle around the corner of the eye" is late 14c. Phrase as the crow flies first recorded 1800.
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crow
v.
Old English crawian "make a loud noise like a crow" (see crow (n.)); sense of "exult in triumph" is 1520s, perhaps in part because the English crow is a carrion-eater. Related: Crowed; crowing.
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Idioms and Phrases with crowed
crow
In addition to the idiom beginning with crow
- crown jewels
- crow over
also see:
- as the crow flies
- eat crow
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